Sep 14, 2012 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
Updated: Fri Sep 14 16:21:32 UTC 2012
Probabilistic to Categorical Outlook Conversion Table
Categorical Graphic
20120914 1630 UTC Day 1 Outlook Graphic
Probabilistic Tornado Graphic
20120914 1630 UTC Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Graphic
Probability of a tornado within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of EF2 - EF5 tornadoes within 25 miles of a point.
Probabilistic Damaging Wind Graphic
20120914 1630 UTC Day 1 Damaging Wind Probabilities Graphic
Probability of damaging thunderstorm winds or wind gusts of 50 knots or higher within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% of greater probability of wind gusts 65 knots or greater within 25 miles of a point.
Probabilistic Large Hail Graphic
20120914 1630 UTC Day 1 Large Hail Probabilities Graphic
Probability of hail 1" or larger within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of hail 2" or larger within 25 miles of a point.
   SPC AC 141618
   
   DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1118 AM CDT FRI SEP 14 2012
   
   VALID 141630Z - 151200Z
   
   ...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...
   
   ...NY INTO NRN NEW ENGLAND...
   A STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH INDICATED IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IS
   CROSSING THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES...AND IS FORECAST TO PROGRESS EWD
   AND BECOME INCREASINGLY NEGATIVELY TILTED AS IT MOVES OVER THE ST
   LAWRENCE VALLEY AND NRN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT.  ASSOCIATED SURFACE
   COLD FRONT FROM THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES WILL
   MOVE EWD REACHING THE NRN AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST REGION BY LATE
   TONIGHT.  MINIMAL CLOUDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PROMOTE DIABATIC
   HEATING WITHIN A SEASONABLY MOIST LOW LEVEL ENVIRONMENT /SURFACE DEW
   POINTS GENERALLY UPPER 50S TO AROUND 60/...HOWEVER WEAK
   ENVIRONMENTAL LAPSE RATES SEEN IN 12Z RAOBS ARE EXPECTED TO LIMIT
   INSTABILITY WITH MLCAPE AOB 500 J/KG.  LOW-TOPPED CONVECTION MAY
   DEVELOP ALONG/AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE CAPABLE OF
   GENERATING A FEW STRONG WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER
   PARTS OF UPSTATE NY INTO NWRN VT...BUT WEAK INSTABILITY WILL LIMIT
   OVERALL SEVERE THREAT.
   
   ..WEISS/ROGERS.. 09/14/2012
   
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